Thursday, November 27, 2003
What do you think about the new format? Better?
Tuesday, November 25, 2003
I am thankful for the opportunity to come to Clemson and get the opportunity to experience higher education. I am thankful for my parents and how they have supported me through my college ups and downs. They have been a continuous source of encouragement for me and I really don't thank them enough for all the love that they give me. I am thankful for awesome roomies who make me laugh, help me when I need help, and listen to me when I have problems, and bake cookies and brownies! I have so much to be thankful for, just to live in the U.S and be able to have so many freedoms that many people across the world only dream of having. I am thankful to know that God loves me the way I am. I am thankful to have friends who listen to me complain about all the work that I have to do in my English 314 class :) This semester has been the most interesting of all of them and I am thankful for all the stuff that I have learned about myself and about others. I am thankful for all the challenges that occur in my life because they help me grow to be stronger, I just hope that they don't occur too often. Oh yeah I am thankful for all the conversations that I have had with my dad. Before I came to college I really didn't have any good conversations with him, but now that I'm away from home I have a greater respect for the times that we share on the phone. Thanks dad for the encouragement and love!
Kristian Gordon
Kristian Gordon
"I've tried to stay out of the blog conversations for the most part (because nothing kills good student conversations like a teacher in the room) but I have to ask the fish of death (is that what you meant???) what kind of format would you *like* for the blog? I don't mind changing it. "
IMO I think that a web forum works much better. The lay out makes it much easier to read and keeps everything organized. It would also allow you to put each prompt in a separate thread.
IMO I think that a web forum works much better. The lay out makes it much easier to read and keeps everything organized. It would also allow you to put each prompt in a separate thread.
Monday, November 24, 2003
Oh, it's not the blog or what's said here anything like that, but more like sometimes i try to scroll down what's been said and the brick in the scroll bar dives strait into the borders of the page, prohibiting further scrollation. I guess there's a way to change the defaults above the calander to fix it, but now you're talking about doing pseudowork, which is almost as bad as the real thing. Sorry for the confusion.
Speaking of changing defaults, how's this timestamp switcher thingie work? That could come in useful.
Speaking of changing defaults, how's this timestamp switcher thingie work? That could come in useful.
I've tried to stay out of the blog conversations for the most part (because nothing kills good student conversations like a teacher in the room) but I have to ask the fish of death (is that what you meant???) what kind of format would you *like* for the blog? I don't mind changing it.
Sunday, November 23, 2003
Prompt #1 from this past week
Two interview questions:
1) Describe a situation where you served as a mediator between two members of a group who didn't get along
I've actually been asked this, yes... I suppose it's targeted towards finding out more about your inter-personal skills. Are you the type of person who says "heck, it's their problem, why should I get involved?" or the person who says "this conflict is harming the group's productivity, I should see if I can help." I had no idea how to answer this one... although, at the time, I was able to conjure the memory of a rather turbulent PRTM 308 (leadership requirement) group I had.
2) What kinds of things do you do for fun?
I guess they want to "get to know" you better, and make sure you don't eat, drink, and sleep (fill in your academic field). For me, my "bs" response would be "Why, in the mornings I enjoy reading the Wall Street Journal with a cup of coffee, and at night I like to look up random tax court cases just for the heck of it!!" Just kidding. But, honestly, these kind of "personal" questions make me nervous... how much do you reveal? Should you mention your odd obsession with miniature clay cows? What about the fact that your favorite TV show is "True stories of the megalomaniacal?"
Prompt #2 - Thanksgiving
I'm thankful for my parents, first and foremost. I know that much of what I am today I owe to them... well, the good parts, anyway. Mom has always been supportive of me, even when I disregarded her reasoned advice (and, more often than not, suffered in consequence). She taught me to appreciate the finer things like literature and art, and encouraged me to look beyond first impressions. Dad, on the other hand, was the engineer... he encouraged (or insisted) to pursue excellence in whatever I did. Something half-done wasn't worth doing at all, in his estimation. My parents have been there, as my best friends and confidants, as long as I can remember. I only regret it took me 17 or so years before I woke up and realized they weren't out to make my life miserable, but rather just the opposite.
Two interview questions:
1) Describe a situation where you served as a mediator between two members of a group who didn't get along
I've actually been asked this, yes... I suppose it's targeted towards finding out more about your inter-personal skills. Are you the type of person who says "heck, it's their problem, why should I get involved?" or the person who says "this conflict is harming the group's productivity, I should see if I can help." I had no idea how to answer this one... although, at the time, I was able to conjure the memory of a rather turbulent PRTM 308 (leadership requirement) group I had.
2) What kinds of things do you do for fun?
I guess they want to "get to know" you better, and make sure you don't eat, drink, and sleep (fill in your academic field). For me, my "bs" response would be "Why, in the mornings I enjoy reading the Wall Street Journal with a cup of coffee, and at night I like to look up random tax court cases just for the heck of it!!" Just kidding. But, honestly, these kind of "personal" questions make me nervous... how much do you reveal? Should you mention your odd obsession with miniature clay cows? What about the fact that your favorite TV show is "True stories of the megalomaniacal?"
Prompt #2 - Thanksgiving
I'm thankful for my parents, first and foremost. I know that much of what I am today I owe to them... well, the good parts, anyway. Mom has always been supportive of me, even when I disregarded her reasoned advice (and, more often than not, suffered in consequence). She taught me to appreciate the finer things like literature and art, and encouraged me to look beyond first impressions. Dad, on the other hand, was the engineer... he encouraged (or insisted) to pursue excellence in whatever I did. Something half-done wasn't worth doing at all, in his estimation. My parents have been there, as my best friends and confidants, as long as I can remember. I only regret it took me 17 or so years before I woke up and realized they weren't out to make my life miserable, but rather just the opposite.
